Ecosystem structureLevels of organization matterRealm of EcoogyIndividualPopulationA group of individual organisms of the same species that interbreed and that occupy a given area at a given timeCommunityThe populations of plant and animals living and interacting in a given area at a given timeEach organism and population in a natural community has a habitat- the place where it livesVary in size from an entire forest to the intestine of a termiteA natural community is not just a collection of organisms. The most important aspect is………..EcosystemPrinciples of Ecosystem FunctionProcesses regulated by biotic and abiotic factorsDynamic homeostasisSystems adjust to reduce change from normalNegative feedbackSystem reverses a directional changePositive feedbackEnvironmentPhysical (abiotic)Sunlight, air, space, waterAll organisms respond to the total makeup of their environment, but the one factor that limits their success is called the limiting factor.01/13/2015Ecosystem structure-Levels of organization matterRealm of Ecoogy-Individual-PopulationoA group of individual organisms of the same species that interbreed and that occupy a given area at a given time-CommunityoThe populations of plant and animals living and interacting in a given area at a given timeEach organism and population in a natural community has a habitat- the place where it livesVary in size from an entire forest to the intestine of a termiteoA natural community is not just a collection of organisms. The most important aspect is………..-EcosystemoPrinciples of Ecosystem FunctionProcesses regulated by biotic and abiotic factorsDynamic homeostasis-Systems adjust to reduce change from normaloNegative feedbackSystem reverses a directional changeoPositive feedbackEnvironment-Physical (abiotic)oSunlight, air, space, water-All organisms respond to the total makeup of their environment, butthe one factor that limits their success is called the limiting